Ubuishi - Ubuishi

Japanese: ウブイシ - うぶいし
Ubuishi - Ubuishi

…The tray is topped with pebbles brought from the grounds of the birth god. These are called ubuishi, okazu, atamaiishi, etc., and are used as a place for the birth god to reside. In addition to the Uchigami, who are related to the same family, there are other birth gods such as the mountain god, the broom god, the toilet god, the child-rearing god, and the roadside god.…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ubuishi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…膳には産土(うぶすな)神の境内などから迎えてきた小石をのせる。これをウブイシ,オカズ,アタマイシなどといい,産神の依代(よりしろ)としている。産神としては同族でまつる内神のほか,山の神,箒神,厠神,子安神,道祖神などがある。…

※「ウブイシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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